At a glance
The Qlife Vela E8 is a electric motorcycle listed at $959. Manufacturer specs put it at 1000W of rated motor power, a claimed 60 mile range, and a 40 mph top speed, at 115 lbs.
Next to the 3 other electric motorcycles in its price band, its weak spots are included features (3 features vs 4 features avg) and charge time (7 h vs 6.3 h avg). Beyond the headline numbers it brings an IPX5, safe for light rain ingress rating.
Spec-based analysis, computed from manufacturer-published numbers and compared against 3 similar electric motorcycles by price. No hands-on testing yet.
Strengths & weaknesses
Strengths
IPX5, safe for light rain
Weaknesses
3 features vs 4 features avg
7 h vs 6.3 h avg
40 mph vs 44 mph avg
Compared with 3 similarly priced models, from manufacturer specs.
Performance Overview
Category scores out of 100 from manufacturer specs, with the median of the 3 e-motos in our database for context
Scores out of 100. The gray tick marks the median of similarly priced e-motos.
How to read this: each spoke is a category score out of 100, computed from manufacturer specs on fixed scales. Every vehicle is measured on the same scales, so scores don't shift as our database grows. Further from the center is better. The gray line shows the median score of similarly priced e-motos for context.
Full Specifications
Qlife Vela E8
Powertrain
- Motor Type
- Mid Drive
- Nominal Power
- 1000 W
- Peak Power
- 4000 W
- Torque
- 230 Nm
- Max Incline
- 30° · 58%
- Motor Position
- Mid Drive
- Riding Modes
- 3
Battery & Range
- Amp-Hours
- 23 Ah
- Voltage
- 48 V
- Claimed Range
- 60 mi96.6 km
- Charge Time
- 7-8 h
- Removable Battery
- Charger Output
- 3 A
Build Quality
- Front Brake
- Hydraulic Disc
- Rear Brake
- Hydraulic Disc
Ride Comfort
- Front Suspension
- Hydraulic Coil
- Front Travel
- 135 mm
- Rear Travel
- 65 mm
Utility
- Weight
- 114.6 lbs52 kg
- Max Load
- 265 lbs120.2 kg
- IP Rating
- IPX5
- Lights
- Display
- LCD
- Warranty
- 12 mo
- Tail Light
Classification
- Top Speed
- 40 mph64.4 km/h
- Homologation Class
- Class 3
Wheels & Tires
- Front Wheel
- 14"
- Rear Wheel
- 12"
- Front Tire
- 14x2.5
- Rear Tire
- 12x3.0
- Tire Tread
- Knobby
Frame & Geometry
- Seat Height
- 29.5"74.9 cm
- Seat Length
- 21.3"54.1 cm
- Min Handlebar Height
- 38.2"97 cm
- Overall Length
- 57.9"147.1 cm
- Overall Width
- 28"71.1 cm
- Overall Height
- 38.2"97 cm
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